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Stopping smoking SUCKS!
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hang in there brother......I know quitting can be tough....I tried it a long long time ago too.......here's a little tip, every time you get a craving, smoke some pot.......trust me, it makes you forget all about those cigs.......in fact, it makes you forget a lot of.......hey wait.......what was I talkin about??
TickledToDeath
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I will be in the same boat as you Rexx as I have set a date to stop smoking and it starts at the end of this week, actually December 7th is the day I quit.
It is the one year anniversary of my move to my new home and location.
So misery will have company real soon my brother!
TTD
It is the one year anniversary of my move to my new home and location.
So misery will have company real soon my brother!
TTD
Randy Giles
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Nobody likes a quitter
I quit smoking AGAIN 2 years, 6 months ago. I had quit smoking about 18 years earlier and picked up the habit again. This time quitting was much more difficult and "as God is my witness" I will NEVER pick up a cigarette again.
It's a nasty habit. I never realized how yucky my hair and clothes smelled from the smoke. And I was embarrassed when people saw me smoking. Plus the health issue was of paramount importance for me.
When my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer he hadn't smoked in 27 years. The lung cancer had also gone to dad's brain and so 10 months after he was diagnosed, he was gone. That was a year ago last September.
If you ARE smoking, I hope you find a way to quit. Don't do it for anyone but yourself. Use the patches or the gum or do it cold turkey. Just do it!
Try it the AA way. Just quit for today. For the next 24 hours don't have a cigarette. Then repeat that the next day and the next but just focus on today. That makes it easier to handle and we only have today anyway. We can't change yesterday and tomorrow isn't here yet. So for today... don't pick up a cigarette.
It's a nasty habit. I never realized how yucky my hair and clothes smelled from the smoke. And I was embarrassed when people saw me smoking. Plus the health issue was of paramount importance for me.
When my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer he hadn't smoked in 27 years. The lung cancer had also gone to dad's brain and so 10 months after he was diagnosed, he was gone. That was a year ago last September.
If you ARE smoking, I hope you find a way to quit. Don't do it for anyone but yourself. Use the patches or the gum or do it cold turkey. Just do it!
Try it the AA way. Just quit for today. For the next 24 hours don't have a cigarette. Then repeat that the next day and the next but just focus on today. That makes it easier to handle and we only have today anyway. We can't change yesterday and tomorrow isn't here yet. So for today... don't pick up a cigarette.
quitting is hard,i quit for 2 weeks before i started again.it`s just too hard when pretty much everyone i hang with smokes.i`m thinking about trying again but i don`t know if i have will to.
EQ,and all those that have quit....how did you do it???😕
EQ,and all those that have quit....how did you do it???😕
I am doing it with the help of nicotine patches and Zyban, an antidepressant marketed as a stop-smoking aid because it decreases compulsive behavior. I told a lot of friends I was doing it, and I asked them for their help, any way they could give it. Some are also stopping, others are giving me encouragement; and all that has been a great deal of help. I pay attention to when I want a smoke most and find other things to distract myself with. And I remind myself that the urge for a smoke passes in about five minutes, and that makes it easier to ride it out.
I didn't plan it this way, but my closest friends who smoke were out of town when I quit, so I won't know how they'll react till Friday when I'll be out with a bunch of smokers, including them. By then it'll be a matter of pride not to smoke, but I think it will be hard to resist all the cues, like drinking around other smokers. We'll see.
I didn't plan it this way, but my closest friends who smoke were out of town when I quit, so I won't know how they'll react till Friday when I'll be out with a bunch of smokers, including them. By then it'll be a matter of pride not to smoke, but I think it will be hard to resist all the cues, like drinking around other smokers. We'll see.
well i smoke a hell of alot more pot than cigarettes. so if hash helps you to stop - i wonder if thats why i havent fully started yet?
i only smoke on nights out when im getting very drunk and having a good time. but i smoke hash almost all the time! thats the better way round i think.
i only smoke on nights out when im getting very drunk and having a good time. but i smoke hash almost all the time! thats the better way round i think.
when i first quit i used that gum...uhhh nicorette i think it`s called.what a waste of 50 bucks... i think the next time i quit i`m gonna do it cold turkey.the only problem is when i drink i smoke cigs like their going out of style.
smoking weed helps but i`m trying to cut down on that as well....
thanx for your input....EQ,DR|zzt
i think the next time i quit i`m gonna do it cold turkey.the only problem is when i drink i smoke cigs like their going out of style.smoking weed helps but i`m trying to cut down on that as well....
thanx for your input....EQ,DR|zzt
Thank you QB honey, you're so kind to ask. It goes better every day. The patch is weaning me off nicotine and I have finally adjusted to the lower level, which leaves me the oral compulsion to deal with. The Zyban helps with that a little too well: I don't have the appetite to accommodate the number of things I'm compelled to put in my mouth. So I chew on plastic straws, suck on candy canes and sometimes even use a ballgag to satisfy the oral thing. (And I know what some of you are thinking, and the answer is yes, I do that too.)
BTW, if anyone out here is afraid to stop smoking because of weight gain, you might find Zyban (bupropion) can help:
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1728.89499
BTW, if anyone out here is afraid to stop smoking because of weight gain, you might find Zyban (bupropion) can help:
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1728.89499
Great to hear it Evilqueen. Congratulations! It's a VERY hard habit to quit. I actually found it harder to quick smoking than when I quit drinking many years back.
Keep on going babe. One day at a time! Oh... and try carrots if you need an oral fix. They aren't much in the way of calories and provide that nice crunch that helps.
Hang in there Babe! I'm proud of ya!
Keep on going babe. One day at a time! Oh... and try carrots if you need an oral fix. They aren't much in the way of calories and provide that nice crunch that helps.
Hang in there Babe! I'm proud of ya!
Strelnikov
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Yah, me too, EQ. Patch plus Zyban works pretty well. I miss the smoke breaks more than I do the smoking.
The gum is a bust, might as well dip Copenhagen, which is cheaper besides.
Strelnikov
The gum is a bust, might as well dip Copenhagen, which is cheaper besides.
Strelnikov
